Gardening: (2016– )

[Shelby]

19 minutes ago, MaryIsobel said:

My camelia is late blooming this year. I was laid up last fall so it didn't get trimmed but she perserveres!

Beautiful!

[Shelby]

Ronnie has tons going in the greenhouse.  60 tomatoes are up and I don't know how many peppers.  Hopefully not as many jalapeños as last year.  I still have a lot in the freezer.  

 

Yesterday I planted 300 onion sets--100 each of yellow, white and red.  And 3 rows of radishes.  

 

I did very little today.  I am sore lol.

[gfweb]

11 minutes ago, Shelby said:

Ronnie has tons going in the greenhouse.  60 tomatoes are up and I don't know how many peppers.  Hopefully not as many jalapeños as last year.  I still have a lot in the freezer.  

 

Yesterday I planted 300 onion sets--100 each of yellow, white and red.  And 3 rows of radishes.  

 

I did very little today.  I am sore lol.

 

Holy cow!

I could never use that many tomatoes and one radish would be a year's consumption for us

 

I figure to plant one or two Celebrity tomatoes and a Sweet 100.  Basil, parsley, dill, rosemary and thyme.

[Shelby]

2 hours ago, gfweb said:

 

Holy cow!

I could never use that many tomatoes and one radish would be a year's consumption for us

 

I figure to plant one or two Celebrity tomatoes and a Sweet 100.  Basil, parsley, dill, rosemary and thyme.

Right???!!  It gives him something to do in the cold months before fishing .....I think he worries that some won't come up.  We can give some away to family members.  And there are years that we don't get a ton of tomatoes no matter how many we plant.  We so enjoy fresh tomatoes.  I dunno.  I'm scared lol.  

[gfweb]

36 minutes ago, Shelby said:

Right???!!  It gives him something to do in the cold months before fishing .....I think he worries that some won't come up.  We can give some away to family members.  And there are years that we don't get a ton of tomatoes no matter how many we plant.  We so enjoy fresh tomatoes.  I dunno.  I'm scared lol.  

 

I completely understand the fear. I have a little too.

[FauxPas]

3 hours ago, Shelby said:

Ronnie has tons going in the greenhouse.  60 tomatoes are up and I don't know how many peppers.  Hopefully not as many jalapeños as last year.  I still have a lot in the freezer.  

 

My dental hygienist was telling me that her husband planted at least 65 tomato plants last year and she was freezing, canning and dehydrating them up until November. She said she BEGGED him to plant less this year, she took a peek and he's started about 60. So I guess that is less, but still....   🙂

 

 

[gfweb]

24 minutes ago, FauxPas said:

 

My dental hygienist was telling me that her husband planted at least 65 tomato plants last year and she was freezing, canning and dehydrating them up until November. She said she BEGGED him to plant less this year, she took a peek and he's started about 60. So I guess that is less, but still....   🙂

 

 

He'll always have something to do.  Screw around in the garden until the ball game comes on.😃

 

[KennethT]

 

 

I planted some seeds of some dried chillies I brought back from Malaysia recently. These are locally called cabe keriting - which means curly chilli - they're long and skinny and medium heat. I have no idea what they'd be called here. Every seed I tried germinated! I picked the two best ones and set them here. Hopefully it'll be warm enough inside that I get fruit set. If not, I'm thinking about putting a heat mat under it.

 

On the right is a rhizome - sand ginger, or kencur in Indonesian. I harvested all of my previous crop and then replanted just one of the rhizomes.

[chromedome]

Ate the last of the beans and kale from last year's garden last night, unless there's an overlooked bag of tomatoes lurking in the freezer somewhere. Getting to mid-April isn't bad at all. We were able to have at least some of our own homegrown vegetables on the table most nights, to complement the store-bought.

[Shelby]

Took a couple pictures of Ronnie's hard work.  These are out to harden off.  I hope they don't blow away--I've never seen it so consistently windy around here.  I mean it's Kansas.  It's always windy but this is ridiculous.

 

 

These are the little guys still inside

 

 

 

[Shelby]

Looks like all the onions are up.  Radishes too.  Planted 40 tomatoes yesterday plus 3 peppers.  A few more peppers to plant.  Maybe more tomatoes if we can't find someone to take the plants--have 24 of those left.  Did a whole bunch of green beans this morning.  Cucumbers and squash are planted too.  Oh and also watermelons and cantaloupes.  Asparagus going good--I planted 10 more crowns a month ago.  Won't be able to eat on those for a couple of years.  I'm still debating on planting corn......not doing okra because I have a ton frozen and a ton pickled still.

 

First of the peonies   My favorite flowers

 

[FauxPas]

1 hour ago, Shelby said:

First of the peonies   My favorite flowers

 

I adore peonies! Mine have fat buds but haven't opened yet. 

 

Why are you debating about corn? Do you still have a lot frozen? Or is it maybe a carb thing? 

 

I tried starting some tomato seeds in my little countertop greenhouse but it didn't seem like they were going to germinate so bought some young plants at a local nursery. A day or two later, I checked and my seeds were germinating after all, so I will have more tomato plants than I need too! But nothing like you! I only bought seven plants and have about the same number starting up. Overnight temps are still a bit variable so bringing the plants in at night for now. 

 

I planted some snap peas because I love them so much. But I'm filling most of my pots and little raised beds with flowers this year, I want LOTS of colour on and around the deck. I started some zinnias from seed, too. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Shelby]

33 minutes ago, FauxPas said:

 

I adore peonies! Mine have fat buds but haven't opened yet. 

 

Why are you debating about corn? Do you still have a lot frozen? Or is it maybe a carb thing? 

 

I tried starting some tomato seeds in my little countertop greenhouse but it didn't seem like they were going to germinate so bought some young plants at a local nursery. A day or two later, I checked and my seeds were germinating after all, so I will have more tomato plants than I need too! But nothing like you! I only bought seven plants and have about the same number starting up. Overnight temps are still a bit variable so bringing the plants in at night for now. 

 

I planted some snap peas because I love them so much. But I'm filling most of my pots and little raised beds with flowers this year, I want LOTS of colour on and around the deck. I started some zinnias from seed, too. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regarding the corn, yeah, mostly the carb thing.  I do so love our garden corn but it all comes ready at once.....and yeah, I still have some frozen.  If I could plant like 4 seeds and they'd germinate, I'd do that but I don't think that will work.

 

Your tomatoes look good!  

 

I should be like you and plant flowers, I just never do.  I want to plant more peonies.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I perused the Burpee site today.  I'm allowed to have one plant on my balcony, or maybe two.  I would love tomatoes.  There is a sale.  But from Burpee one has to order plants in multiples of three.  I'm not sure I have the energy.  Or the funds.

 

[BeeZee]

@JoNorvelleWalker, you can get small tomato plants at Shoprite or Home Depot, if you aren’t too fixed on a particular variety.

[KennethT]

8 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I perused the Burpee site today.  I'm allowed to have one plant on my balcony, or maybe two.  I would love tomatoes.  There is a sale.  But from Burpee one has to order plants in multiples of three.  I'm not sure I have the energy.  Or the funds.

 

I'd also recommend Laurel's Heirloom Tomato plants.  They have an amazing variety and you can buy just one plant (or you could years ago back when I did so - I don't know if they've changed their policy).

[JoNorvelleWalker]

14 hours ago, KennethT said:

I'd also recommend Laurel's Heirloom Tomato plants.  They have an amazing variety and you can buy just one plant (or you could years ago back when I did so - I don't know if they've changed their policy).

 

"Minimum order is four (4) plants."  Though I really enjoyed reading about the varieties.